Of course she wasn't too old. In fact, as the leader of a community organization she had enough expertise to write a great blog. The problem was that, since blogging is the "new" thing that kids are doing these days, she was intimidated and a little worried that she wouldn't be able to figure out the technology. 

But when you consider all the benefits that come from keeping a regular blog (like driving traffic to your website, connecting with people with similar interests, and being able to publish articles without having to run it by an editor) it's worth it to figure it out, even if it's out of your comfort zone. 

Before you even open your computer, it is helpful to just make yourself comfortable and spend a little time thinking about what you would like your blog to be all about.  If you want to do it to promote your business, great! Just spend some time brainstorming what types of articles and entries you can write that would be interesting to your prospective customers.  If you want to blog about a hobby, a topic of interest or your personal life, just spend a little time brainstorming.

Just jot your ideas down in a notebook.... But don't get so carried away with the notebook stage that you start writing your entries in the notebook and planning too much in detail. Blogs are ongoing things that you add to little by little.  If you plan too much you might be stalling.

One important detail that you should plan out is what to call the blog. That's because you'll want a title that you can stick wth, and in most cases you'll create your URL address out of the title. 

If you have a picture of yourself on file, it might be nice to have it ready beforehand so you can upload it easily.

Using a free blogging program, you can get yourself set up in less than an hour.  I recommend Blogger, because I think it's very user friendly.  Just go to www.blogger.com and click on the orange CREATE A BLOG button. 

You'll have to type in your email address and make up a password.  They'll ask you to decide on a display name.  Just use your real name.  It will be there to identify you when you blog, and when you post comments on other people's blogs. 

From there you'll be guided through all the other steps.  You'll chose from about ten templates to decide how it will look, and you can add a picture or logo to the heading to personalize it.  It's helpful to have the pictures you want ready ahead of time, but you can always change it or add a picture later. 

Be sure to enter your website address if you have one, because it will be a part of your profile and your readers will be able to easily find your website from your blog.